Comedy
Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb? A: The fish. Much like that joke, comedy comes down to personal taste and what one finds funny or not. Some like their humour light and frothy and very generalised, while others like it to have an edge and go for a more twisted, darker humour. The motherlode of this genre can be scrolled below. Either way, we're sure there will be something for everybody in the subsections on the left.
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Keystone Komedies: Volume 2 (1915)
Starring: Keystone Cops, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mack Swain, Billy Bevan
Mack Sennetts' acclaimed Keystone Production Company produced highly successful classic comedies which encapsulated the era with their fast, furious,... Read more
Keystone Komedies: Volume 1 (1915)
7.6/10
Starring: Keystone Cops, Mack Swain, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, Billy Bevan
Mack Sennetts' acclaimed Keystone Production Company produced highly successful classic comedies which encapsulated the era with their fast, furious,... Read more
The Charlie Chaplin Collection: Volume 6 (1914)
7.5/10
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Charles Inslee
A collection of 4 Charlie Chaplin shorts: "The Knockout" (1914), "The Fireman" (1916), "The Cure." (1917) and "A Night Out" (1915). Read more
Charlie Chaplin: Recreation (1914)
6.1/10
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
A collection of four classic shorts from the world renowned Charlie Chaplin. Includes: 'Recreation', 'A Woman', 'The Rival Mashers', and 'A Night in t... Read more
Chaplin - The Legend Lives On (1914)
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
This definitive five-disc collection from the legendary Charlie Chaplin includes: "Caught in a Cabaret", "Mabel's Busy Day", "By the Sea", "His New Jo... Read more
The Essential Charlie Chaplin Collection: Volume 3 (1914)
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
This collection of seven shorts from the legendary Charlie Chaplin includes: "Mabel's Married Life" (1914, 13 min.) - Charlie leaves his wife Mabel (N... Read more
The Essential Charlie Chaplin: Volume 4 (1914)
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Ben Turpin
This collection of seven shorts from the legendary Charlie Chaplin includes: "The New Janitor" (1914, 11 min.) - Charlie has become a janitor only to... Read more
The Essential Charlie Chaplin Collection: Volume 1 (1914)
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
This collection of seven shorts from the legendary Charlie Chaplin includes: "Making A Living" (1914, 8 min.) - This typical Keystone slapstick comedy... Read more
The Essential Charlie Chaplin Collection: Volume 2 (1914)
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mabel Normand
This collection of seven shorts from the legendary Charlie Chaplin includes: "Cruel, Cruel Love" (1914, 9 min.) - Charlie, having been caught flirting... Read more
Charlie Chaplin Collection: Volume 1 (1914)
Director: Anon
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
A collection of six early classic shorts from the world renowned Charlie Chaplin. They are; 'Kid Auto Races in Venice' (1914), 'The Rival Mashers' (19... Read more